***Official HTC Incredible Thread***

[haticK]

edit: nevermind

 

[Paznos]

It's not so much device specific as it's a "user experience" change. Imagine being able to switch devices at your leisure...

Well you can do that now but it's rather expensive hehe.... interesting.

 

[jfoey22]

CDMA has nothing to do with it.

LTE will overlay CDMA correct?

 

[Kappy]

Thanks NKT!!

 

[Red Leader]

Come on people, a little deductive reasoning.

Two days ago, MM mentioned his source's mystery box. Last Night/Today, said friend said it's unofficially official.


What do you think was in that box? it wasn't Droid Eris Beer Coozies.

 

[lespaulist]

Yea, you can easily switch between phone using verizon's website by changing a lines ESN. I imagine NKT is talking about acquiring new phones in a different manner.

 

[NKT]

Well you can do that now but it's rather expensive hehe.... interesting.

Not really. If you already have the devices, you have to go though a certain process to change phones.

I'm saying that's going to be changing.

 

[Panman82]

41 minutes till exhibit floors open

Wouldn't it be an hour and 41 minutes? Now hour 31 minutes... Vegas is Pacific** time if I remember right... Exhibit hall opens at 11.

Edit: And the live blogs are reporting 9:xx time right now.

 

[dvdivx]

CDMA has many frequencies and few compatible systems. If I buy an unlocked quadband GSM phone it will work for voice worldwide (except Japan, S Korea). CDMA is not transferable there's no "unlocked" phones and they frequently don't use the same bands.

 

[NKT]

LTE will overlay CDMA correct?

Yes, just like EVDO is an overlay on the voice carriers.

 

[woodraskam]

Not really. If you already have the devices, you have to go though a certain process to change phones.

I'm saying that's going to be changing.

Guess which currently unannounced phone has a snapdragon chip capable of both gsm and CDMA signals.

 

[Montana Man]

Come on people, a little deductive reasoning.

Two days ago, MM mentioned his source's mystery box. Last Night/Today, said friend said it's unofficially official.


What do you think was in that box? it wasn't Droid Eris Beer Coozies.

The box is supposed to be opened this week when the HTC rep shows up. That's the latest on the box.

 

[woodraskam]

Wouldn't it be an hour and 41 minutes? Now hour 31 minutes... Vegas is Picific** time if I remember right... Exhibit hall opens at 11.

Damn, you're right.....at least now it's down to 1 hr 29 min.

 

[woodraskam]

The box is supposed to be opened this week when the HTC rep shows up. That's the latest on the box.

If a tree falls in the woods, and no one hears it, does it still make a sound.

 

[Paznos]

Not really. If you already have the devices, you have to go though a certain process to change phones.

I'm saying that's going to be changing.

Ahh so no more ESN swapping? I'll stop bothering you

 

[Montana Man]

Besides - there's just no way in HELL that I see Verizon standing idly by - being upstaged by Sprint! Come ON!!!

 

[Deleted User]

You would think vzw or htc would want to make an announcement before the hall doors open.

 

[NKT]

Ahh so no more ESN swapping?

Correcto!

The subscriber is not longer locked to the ESN. It becomes locked to the SIM.

 

[mcbtrain929]

honestly... i dont see why people care about sprint. nobody is on that damn network, nobody is going to switch to sprint to buy the phone, why waste an annoucement on it. Given the phone looks cool, but it needs to be on Verizon to really be important!

I'm bored with my Droid and I want the Incredible! Hurry up already!

i might switch to sprint for it....

 

[Kappy]

Correcto!

The subscriber is not longer locked to the ESN. It becomes locked to the SIM.

So new phones will have sim cards? THis won't work with older phones obviously right? I don't know much about this stuff. sorry.

 

[Red Leader]

Live video coverage right here guys: International CTIA WIRELESS

 

[Paznos]

Correcto!

The subscriber is not longer locked to the ESN. It becomes locked to the SIM.

That will be awesome, definitely looking forward to that.

 

[deekjx]

International CTIA WIRELESS

 

[NKT]

So new phones will have sim cards? THis won't work with older phones obviously right? I don't know much about this stuff. sorry.

That's the plan. I don't know what devices they're going to roll out on, but it's being worked on.

 

[Sigmund Droid]

I feel for you guys with "inside info". We badger you until you give us just enough rope to hang you with if something isn't quite as prophesied. If I had inside information, I'd keep it to myself, lest I incur the wrath of somebody who wants pictures of a cardboard box or some other crazy thing! ..... Or WOULD I? It would be incredibly difficult to keep something like that to myself.

Okay, are we all done making fun at my expense? I can take a ribbing as good as anyone, but about the 10th or 11th time the same smarmy comment is made it gets a little stale. I atoned for my sins already with M.M. There's no need to keep beating a dead horse into the ground. Onward and upward ladies and gents!